[quote]Zoro wrote:
trap training hurts my eyes. for the sake of the few at your gym who are aware of things like forward-head posture, proper posture, and aesthetics (as far as as if an upper back is all trap, you need to stop) just don’t worry about your traps. if you can deadlift 2x your bodyweight, your traps will not suck, and by then your BODY won’t suck, and you can worry about mundane isolated muscles like your trapezius.[/quote]
This is just not true. Or at the very least, the number will likely be closer to 3xBW at the very least. DL’ing 2xBW is moderately strong, but nowhere near a feat of strength that ‘guarantees’ great traps.
[quote]Zoro wrote:
trap training hurts my eyes. for the sake of the few at your gym who are aware of things like forward-head posture, proper posture, and aesthetics (as far as as if an upper back is all trap, you need to stop) just don’t worry about your traps. if you can deadlift 2x your bodyweight, your traps will not suck, and by then your BODY won’t suck, and you can worry about mundane isolated muscles like your trapezius.[/quote]
This is just not true. Or at the very least, the number will likely be closer to 3xBW at the very least. DL’ing 2xBW is moderately strong, but nowhere near a feat of strength that ‘guarantees’ great traps. [/quote]
For the lulz here’s a pick from Dec. 2009, the very first time I pulled 405 for a double at a bodyweight of 196. [photo]29257[/photo] Dem trapz be sick!!!
What was that a video of? Looked kind of like a very partial deadlift, followed by some kind of spasm at lockout? I can only assume this was nerve damage from the chaps spine.
What was that a video of? Looked kind of like a very partial deadlift, followed by some kind of spasm at lockout? I can only assume this was nerve damage from the chaps spine.[/quote]
After a stressful lecture full of retards I think that vid may have pushed me over the edge.
[quote]MattyXL wrote:
^ Great job very awesome transformation to what you look like now…kudos.[/quote]
Oh thanks man, that means alot coming from you! FTR, I wasn’t fishing…just making a point…lol. And I have no shame in making fun of my old self in the process.
i agree with many of the posts on this thread, regarding good technique and maximal contraction and all, but, can i make a request?
if anybody posts what their specific routine is regarding a particular bodypart, as if it were relevant, please, please post pics of your own awesome insert body - part development with such posts.
I’m not hiiuggeee, but my traps are a strong point in comparison to the rest of me and have been for a while, no shrugs. I have also trained clients whose traps grew a ton in less than 12 weeks. I attribute this to overhead work, deadlift variations, and power cleans. CT also notes that olympic lifters never do shrugs and they have monster traps.
Try doing lateral raises, but never letting your arms drop below parallel to the ground. So keep em up and raise them as high as you can, even like ear height is good.
Feels great, you can feel your traps “scrunching up” and it gives you a great pump.
I have very stubborn Traps. I used to do the typical 3 sets of 8-10 of DB or BB Shrugs after a back or shoulder workout. After about a year of getting nowhere I started getting into powerlifting training and read something Jim Wendler wrote about doing Barbell Shrugs but reducing the weight a little and doing just 1 set of 40 hard reps. I’ve been doing that for about a year and a half. My progress has never been better. Also built an amazing grip. Try Kroc Rows too.
[quote]gregron wrote:
Traps seem to be the calves of the upper body… Some people get great ones without even trying and some people seem to struggle with them no matter what.[/quote]
Bingo. I’ve never done shrugs with any consistency and my traps are pretty decent. Bigger than most peoples.
